21 August 2014 Last updated at 07:25 Mr Reynolds played a key role in advancing the Northern Ireland peace process Ireland’s former prime minister Albert Reynolds has died at the age of 81. He played a key role in advancing the Northern Ireland peace process, including the 1994 IRA ceasefire. The Fianna Fáil politician, who [...]

21 August 2014 Last updated at 07:35 An Israeli air strike on a house in Gaza has killed three senior Hamas military commanders as Israel vowed to continue its campaign. Mohammed Abu Shamala, Mohammed Barhoum and Raed al-Attar died in the air strike near the southern town of Rafah, Hamas told media. They were among [...]

21 August 2014 Last updated at 05:27 James Foley has been missing since he was seized in Syria in 2012 A US secret military mission had tried but failed to free US reporter James Foley and other American hostages in Syria, US officials have said. Their comments come after a video of Foley’s beheading by [...]